Project Ehh, The Revival

[mycrors4]

Well, long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, lived a project called "Project Ehh" (not a Canadian reference)
as time past, a competiton on urc emerged, and now, presenting
Project Ehh V2.187564938475623820383465474
and to be more clear
it's a 2wd $300 limit(electronics dont count) all terrain project, must be finished by august 31st

Originally Posted by mycrors4

im planning on making a micro t scale puller, and i can pull my xmods around
i already had a project on it, made it into a hummer, but my f150 has the holes made for a trailer, so im gonna redo everything and put the f150 body on it.. then if i have time, make a trailer.. im just planning out a couple more things(other projects) and then ill start

Originally Posted by mycrors4

this is the project as it sits now.. unfinished

this will be the new body



as you see.. it's an xmods f-150 body... its been beat up... beat up real bad...
and i added a towing hitch


some scratches


the rear "roll cage" will go there

as u see.. i had lights

aaaaaand.. now it's gone.. along with the rear mounts

this is how i had mounted the hummer(bad idea from the start.. lol)

with the mount off.. this is how it was lengthened

the wheelbase difference



and the rear tower hits the bed, but with the roll cage in place, it should protect it once i make a hole for it to go through(or maybe it might not even go through... maybe a different mounting method will be used


that's about it for now... more to come
costs so far
Micro-T RTR - $80
Bearings - $10
3 Racing alloy tranny case with bearings for the spur gear shaft $16
X-Truck Shock Set(the micro-t is using x-truck shocks) $15
F-150 body w/ body kit - $15
Tow Hitch Mod - $1 or use of spares(i used spares that were laying around)

total cost so far: $137

Originally Posted by mycrors4

well.. i thought... hell.. i have a full 3 weeks.. why not just play around with it a bit
turned it back into a regular T to drive around
and the reason i say 3 weeks is cause im going to palm springs after this week.. and im staying there for a week.. cutting it 1 week short for me, but ill manage

and just for a comparison.. thats how long the body is compared to a stock t

Originally Posted by mycrors4

update:
got in the DT wheels


i h8 e-clips, i do have threaded axles, but im missing a wheel nut, and the axles are too short so if i over tighten it, the wheels dont spin, if i keep it loose, the nut flies off....... yay me...





i used one of the wheel nuts i have as a slipper nut, just for the hell of it lol

Wheels - $8
1 Red Alloy Wheel Nut - $1? seeing as how a full set costs $4? i thought 1 would cost $1
total so far
$146

Originally Posted by mycrors4

started with the spacers, starting with the main spacer, the bottom one
layed out on an xmod starter kit box


layed out on the truck wheel wells

i removed the rear bed so the rear tower does not hit it and mess up the spacing

a dremel and 10 minutes later, i had that, i forgot to take a pic before i marked it with more sharpie

i had to cut out the sides for the rear arms to go down

all cut out, ready for holes

Xmod Box - $10 (called in radio shack, gave them the xmod item number, they pulled out the SKU's and looked up, the box alone was $10)
Total so far
$156

[Richy2316]

looks good hope to see some more pics on it

[mycrors4]

thanks,
i should be able to do some work on it today

[mycrors4]

update:

Originally Posted by mycrors4

today was a long day, i started my computer, finding out it had a virus. so i start to re-format it, and the doorbell rings
my win7 CD has arrived, on the perfect day
what did i do while reformatting/installing win7?








no, you sick pervert, i didn't do that
i worked on the project
let the pishurs begin!

bam, i love sharpie

yes, that is a needle, that is how i make my holes, perfect, and the screws make their own thread!

oh looky!

YEAAAAAAA

OMG! 2 HOLES? ALREADY? JEBUS

yep, that simple, screw it down with a bit of pressure


BAM! im 0.05mm off, but that's ok


EPIC




we gotta have some type of music


oh, and we cant forget a movie

comments and questions are welcome

[mycrors4]

el update:
with 4 days left:


grr... gotta make a spacer

frount mount

forward position

rear position(to lock it in from the rear once i make the rear mount)


a lot higher than expected, but its not THAT bad

[mycrors4]

teehee!

Originally Posted by mycrors4

update:
its done, yes, with 1 day left, no time to make a trailer, ill probably jack one for my model car collection or something


simple yet effective design


screw holding the top spacer


as you see, i moved the front clip so the body sits lower and looks more scale

and a quick video:
its a nice scale speed too:


enjoy

[blue504life]

Why does it look like the rear end is out of whack? Looks like it drive crooked. It could just be me

[mycrors4]

what do u mean about the rear end? looks fine to me

it dirves sideways cause of the carpet, and my steering links would love to be replaced, it drives fine on concrete and harder surfaces tho

[blue504life]

Originally Posted by mycrors4

what do u mean about the rear end? looks fine to me

it dirves sideways cause of the carpet, and my steering links would love to be replaced, it drives fine on concrete and harder surfaces tho

ok yeah i know that carpet thing. it just looked strange basically drifting in a straight line

[mycrors4]

its probably cause of the carpet thing that the rear looked wierd
i h8 thr carpet thing, it confuses me, idk if im turning or going straight, then i get mad and just turn lol

[mycrors4]

today being the last day of the comp, i took some pix and a 2 vids:
Pix:




i was carrying that load the whole time!


vid, the voyage in:

vid, the voyage out:


Final Total:
$156
$144 to spare, and can be used to make another one using spares left from everything bought to lower the price a bit OR
switch to lipos and brushless for power

[Songha]

Finished product looks great.

[mycrors4]

thanks!
here are the competition results
oh looky, im SECOND!

Originally Posted by TheJANG

Well folks, the first ever UltimateRC.com Build-Off is in the books, the judges have presented their scores and comments in the individual build threads, and guess what? We have winners!

1. ebasher219, 99.5 points
2. mycrors4, 86.5 points
3. aircruiser, 85 points
4. bearq3114, 68.5 points

Congratulations! Each of you, please PM me your full name & mailing address so that the cool prizes from Cow RC can be shipped directly to ya!

Thanks to everyone who has participated or spectated. Turnout was a little on the light side, but in all I think it went really well. Special thanks to camiguel for initiating the idea here and to ebasher219 for picking it up & running with it. This was truly a community-initiated, community-run event, and I hope to see & be able to support more such things around URC in the future!

[xmodzracer]

what happens if i call that number on arnold schwarzeneggers card?

[mycrors4]

his secretary picks up, i tried like 4 years ago when i got it

[Osiris19]

Congratulations on your win!

[DRFTKO]

Congratulations on the big finish! Great project with great results! Do you know what prize you will be receiving?

[mycrors4]

Thanks!
Ill be getting this

Originally Posted by TheJANG

2nd place - CowRC Coral Pac Sampler. Includes one each of MOO-Slick No. 077, MOO-tor Cleaner & Degreaser No. 789, and Cow Duster No. 805. A $20.97 value!